[Photograph 2012.201.B1229.0155]

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Boarder guards, or maybe welcoming committeemen posted at "McDonald Territory" line are Z. L. McGowan, left, of Noel, Mo., territorial president, and Cherokee Cheif Henry Saugee of Jay, Okla., who says the area would be a splendid reservation land. McDonald County "seceded" with solem fanfare when a state resort map left off its scenic vacation spots."

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Boarder guards, or maybe welcoming committeemen posted at "McDonald Territory" line are Z. L. McGowan, left, of Noel, Mo., territorial president, and Cherokee Cheif Henry Saugee of Jay, Okla., who says the area would be a splendid reservation land. McDonald County "seceded" with solem fanfare when a state resort map left off its scenic vacation spots."

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Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection

The Oklahoma Publishing Company, the parent company of many prominent Oklahoma newspapers, amassed a significant collection of photographs that span more than a century. The wide variety of photographs accompanied stories in the newspapers.

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